Protoform: TOGI.1B [NP] Peck, nibble
| Description: | Peck, nibble |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *4 POC *toki "peck; also perhaps of fish nibbling at bait" (LPO IV:281). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Togi | Peck (Birds), nibble bait (Fish) | (Mfr) |
| Emae | Togi/a | Peck | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Koni | Nibble at bait | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Dongi/dongi | (Fish) take bait tentatively; peck, nibble | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Koŋi | Peck, nibble | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Toogi | Taste. Discerner les saveurs, goûter (se dit aussi d'une personne qui mange peu) | (Rch) |
| Moriori | Tongi | Shake, as a line by fish | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Tongi | Peck, nibble, nibble at bait | (Wms) |
| Nukuoro | Dongi | Peck | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Tongi | To taste | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Tongi | To taste ; nibble at bait | (Mta) |
| Rarotongan | Tongi | Nibble, taste | (Bse) |
| Rotuman | Togi | Nibble, peck Problematic | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Togi | Peck | (Prt) |
| Takuu | Toni | (of a chicken, etc.) Peck (once) | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Tongi | Bite, nibble | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Togi | Peck, strike with a beak | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Tosi | To peck or nibble Problematic | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Tochi(-tochi) | Nibbled, notched Problematic | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Toŋi | Peck, nibble | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Togitogi | Peck (of a chicken) | (Rby) |
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